Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr

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Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr was an influential 10th–11th century Persian Sufi mystic and poet renowned for his role in shaping early Sufi thought and literature.

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Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim theologian
Persian poet
Sufi mystic
historical figure
associatedWith Khorasanian school of Sufism NERFINISHED
Nishapur NERFINISHED
Sufi khanqah tradition
birthDate 0967
birthPlace Greater Iran NERFINISHED
Khorasan NERFINISHED
Mihna NERFINISHED
near Nishapur
burialPlace Khorasan NERFINISHED
Mihna
deathDate 1049
deathPlace Khorasan NERFINISHED
Mihna
denomination Sufism NERFINISHED
era 10th century
11th century
ethnicity Persian NERFINISHED
fullName Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr NERFINISHED
genre mystical poetry
rubaiyat
givenName Abu Sa'id NERFINISHED
hasDisciples numerous Sufi followers in Khorasan
influenced Persian Sufi poetry
development of Sufi khanqahs
later Sufi mystics
knownFor emphasis on love of God
paradoxical mystical sayings
simple and direct spiritual teaching
language Persian
legacy major figure in classical Persian Sufism
subject of later Sufi hagiographies
movement early Persian Sufism
nativeName ابوسعید ابوالخیر NERFINISHED
notableFor influencing Persian Sufi literature
public Sufi gatherings
shaping early Sufi thought
use of rubaiyat in mystical teaching
occupation Sufi master
mystic
poet
teacher
philosophicalSchool Islamic mysticism
region Khorasan NERFINISHED
religion Islam

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Farid ud-Din Attar influencedBy Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr
Attar of Nishapur influencedBy Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr